[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> A couple of years ago, a pet lap dog got out and killed a neighbor girls
> prize rabbits just before the fair. The dog owners insisted that their dog
> could not do that but there was enough proof that the dog was to be put
> down. This resulted in the dog being taken out of state and several law
> suits. Both families moved and I am sure there are still hard feelings.
Not to slant the other way but what was the evidence that it was the
neighbor's dog? Was it just the lack of evidence to the contrary. I've
seen situations similar and when animals were removed to other
households, killings continued and they were found to be wilder
transgressors.
> Around here people think it is all right to let the dogs run free but it is
> not.
This is also the case in the city. I have had to witness (and put down)
way too many pets for my tastes all because the owner thought they would
never leave the sidewalk and jump out into the road. I hear all the
time how their <insert animal of choice> pooky has been walking by their
side all of its life. That may be correct... until that one fluke of a
moment...
> All together too much emotional energy is wasted on pets and not
> nearly enough on family and community.
I'm not sure I agree. I think pets are as family members. The better
owners I see are typically better parents/family members/etc. YMMV. I
have talked to recent parents who say that everything changed for them
but for most of the decent animal folks I know, it was simply more
family to love.
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